2016.06.19 – CPS is testing schools for high lead levels in water: What you should know

Posted July 30, 2016 by Webmaster

In the month since Chicago Public Schools started testing water in schools for toxic lead, results have shown elevated levels in more than two dozen buildings with hundreds of schools still to be tested.

With a series of community meetings scheduled around the city this week to discuss the issue, the Tribune talked to a number of public health experts about lead levels in the water and the potential effect on students.